The Expert's GameCube Quiz

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Still think you know your GameCube? Take our test and prove yourself. We bet you can't.

By IGN Staff

A few months ago IGNcube compiled our very first GameCube Quiz to test the knowledge of readers on the subject of Nintendo®'s next-generation console. Over time, the quiz has become a bit outdated, as, if you click on the link provided, you will see. So, like any good, GameCube-fearing site, we decided to update the test with brand new questions -- ones that relate directly to the most current information.

And because we love you, the following questions are much more difficult than they were in our first test. Can you break them? Can you nail every single one and obtain our highest ranking? It's not going to be easy, that much is for certain. And a word to the wise: pay attention to our phrasing. The question that you think you're answering may, in fact, not be the question we asked. With that in mind, get to it and good luck!

1. What did former NOA chairman Howard Lincoln do before he joined Nintendo®?He worked at Nintendo® Co. Ltd as a translatorHe was head of marketing at Pioneer, IncHe worked as a lawyer

2. How many games is Retro Studios now working on, according to latest reports?234

3. What kind of expansion ports does GameCube feature, and how many?Two USB ports and one parallel portThree serial ports and two parallel portsTwo serial ports and one parallel port

4. What has NOA's former technical director Jim Merrick stressed is just as, if not more important than polygon power?An impressive fill rateAnti-aliasingTexture variety and detail

5. What division of Nintendo® designed the GameCube hardware?Entertainment Analysis and Development (EAD) Nintendo® Technology Development (NTD) Nintendo® Software Technology (NST)

6. What is the official way to abbreviate the name GameCube in Japan?GCGCNN-Cube

7. Who is Jeff Spangenberg?The president of Retro StudiosThe president of Left Field ProductionsThe chairman of Nintendo® of Europe

8. Which of the following developers is confirmed to be making an RPG for GameCube?CapcomCamelotRareware

9. What is the exact clock rate of the audio DSP featured in GameCube?101.25mhz 202.5mhz405mhz

10. Where is the GameCube's main CPU Gekko currently manufactured?Burlington, VermontSimi Valley, CaliforniaCary, Illinois

11. On what date is real GameCube software currently scheduled by NOA to be unveiled to the public?Thursday, May 17Wednesday, May 16Friday, May 18

12. What is Flipper?The codename for DolphinThe codename for the graphics chip GameCube usesThe codename for the audio DSP GameCube uses

14. Started out as a first-person shooter, turned to a third-person action-adventure and was switched back to incorporate a first-person view. What GameCube title is it?ThornadoResident Evil 0Metroid

15. What is the diameter of the GameCube optical disc?2.5 inches8 centimeters1.5 gigabytes

16. When, according to Nintendo® president Hiroshi Yamauchi, will he retire?After the 2002 GameCube holiday lineupThis holiday season after the GameCube launchesNever

17. What company will fabricate the GameCube's GPU?IBMATINEC

18. What, according to Factor 5 president Julian Eggebrecht, did the Star Wars Rogue Squadron GameCube demo shown at Space World not feature? Background musicReal-time lightingBump-mapping

19. Who is the character John Franks, and what rumored GameCube title does he star in?The cybernetic-hero of Too HumanA playable jet-ski racer in Wave Race for GameCubeThe policeman in Resident Evil 0

20. What kind of digital video cable will the US GameCube utilize?D TerminalComponentS-Video

21. How many analog buttons are featured on the GameCube controller?346

22. How many total megabytes of MoSys 1T-SRAM does GameCube feature?16MBs24MBs27MBs

23. Who is the president of NST?Claude ComairScott TsumuraMinoru Arakawa

24. When is GameCube scheduled to release in Europe?Spring 2002Winter 2001Fall 2002

25. Who said the following?: I do not think that even the majority of the development community understands what Gamecube can do.Shigeru Miyamoto, EADMichael Lamb, Left Field ProductionsDenis Dyack, Silicon Knights